Hearing loss severity was linked with cognitive impairment in a study on middle-aged adults. But wearing hearing aids didn’t lower the odds for cognitive impairment, the data showed. Based on the ...

A 78-year-old man presents after his wife makes an appointment because her husband has become more withdrawn and depressed. The patient has previously been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, hypertension ...

Difficulty distinguishing spoken words from background noise, called speech-in-noise hearing impairment, was associated with increased risk for Parkinson's disease (PD), with a 57% elevation in risk ...

Hearing impairment has emerged as a potential risk factor for Parkinson’s disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that primarily manifests with motor impairments like tremors, rigidity, and ...

There may be a link between hearing impairment and an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s according to research led by Lancaster University. This is one of the first studies to examine whether ...

A cross-sectional comparative study demonstrated the increased prevalence of hearing impairment in children and adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) or sickle cell traits compared with healthy ...

Assistive hearing devices will make a helpful difference in your child’s education, day-to-day functioning, and communication. The clarity, consistency, and completeness of the input (i.e., what the ...

"Based on extensive evidence of an association between hearing loss and cognitive decline in non-psychiatric populations, we hypothesized a similar association would be found in people with ...